Culture: A missing piece in global health

Dr. Judi Aubel has worked for years in community development programs in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. Her long-standing concern has been the gap between cultural context, roles, and values of communities and development programs. She is the co-founder and executive director of Grandmother Project–Change through Culture. Dr. Aubel’s work has focused on... Read more »

Info Sessions: Global Health and Innovation

3005 Michael Hooker Research Center (Carmen Hooker Odom Conference Room) 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, United States

Interested in global health or innovation or both? Join the global health team and the Student Global Health Committee to learn about resources and opportunities around Gillings, UNC and the Triangle for those interested in global health. After the global health session, hear from the innovation team to learn about innovation resources, opportunities, and learn... Read more »

Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD), in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will host its annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum in person in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium on Carolina’s campus at 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2021. The event... Read more »

Gillings International Student Support Pod – First Meeting of Fall 2021

We provide a platform to help international students figure out ways to navigate some of the challenges of being an international student at Gillings, offering emotional and mental support as need and sharing relevant information with your peers. This is meant to be a chance for students to offer peer support to one another and... Read more »

Triangle Global Health Conference

How does the global health sector evolve to continue to deliver impact in a changing world? The TGHC 2021 annual conference is taking place after a year in which we... Read more »

UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Info Session

Please join the Research, Innovation and Global Solutions team to learn more about a funded global health summer fellowship opportunity with IntraHealth International. A representative from IntraHealth will discuss the... Read more »

Carolina for Kibera Seminar

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Carolina for Kibera (CFK) for a talk on CFK Africa: Pandemic Frontline Global Health in Kenya Informal Settlements. Feel free to attend in person or via Zoom. To watch... Read more »

Suing Russia at the World Court for Ukraine

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Professor Harold Koh serves on a team of lawyers who recently sued Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) -- also known as the World Court –- on behalf of Ukraine. On March 15th, the ICJ returned with a ruling, ordering Russia to halt all military operations in Ukraine. This event is free and... Read more »

International Student Potluck and Scavenger Hunt

Outside Patio, Michael Hooker Research Center

Explore campus and do fun activities to receive points while having some fun with your fellow international students via the scavenger hunt. The team who returns with the most points within the allotted amount of time will win a prize. Then join for a potluck after the scavenger hunt. The idea for the potluck is... Read more »

Fall 2022 Practicum Panel

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The practicum panel is an opportunity for first-year students to learn more about the process of starting the practicum search and past experiences of students. Join in person or via... Read more »

UNC Global Health Scholars Symposium

Bioinformatics Conference Room

The Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) and the Gillings School of Global Public Health (GSGPH) will hold the first annual research symposium featuring global health research from... Read more »

UNC-Duke Global Mental Health Seminar

A monthly hybrid (Zoom or in-person) seminar will deepen early-career networks and pose next-generation questions for global mental health. Dr. Felicity Brown will present on "Developing evidence-based psychological care for... Read more »

Public Health and Peacebuilding in Syria Post-Earthquake

As the Syrian conflict enters its 12th year, severe economic sanctions, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and recently the catastrophic earthquakes are affecting all parts of Syrian society. Despite this disaster, there has been little progress towards sustainable peace. In this lecture, Dr. Layka will share his experience from the ground, taking an... Read more »

Global Health Careers 101

Gillings Global Solutions and the Student Global Health Committee present: "Global Health Careers 101." Wednesday, March 1 2-3 p.m. Join them to hear career advice and job application tips from... Read more »